The Ryan Pyle Podcast

Casting director Jaimie Beebe on two decades in film and TV, her podcasts, her book, and launching The Boyfriend Bikini.

With two decades of experience in the film and television industry Jaimie has seen it all. She is a Casting Director, a podcast host of two popular podcasts: "Strictly Stalking" and "The Last Trip". She is also an author publishing her book "The Great Daddy Hunt"; and on top of all that she has her own bikini brand: The Boyfriend Bikini. Tune in.

To learn more about Jaime: https://www.instagram.com/theboyfriendbikini/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Jaimie Beebe
2:30 A podcast about vacations gone wrong
5:05 Starting a podcast about stalking
7:38 A degree in music management
10:10 Real estate before the crash
12:42 Casting Paradise City
15:12 Christopher Walken and Fatboy Slim
17:43 Everyone has the best script ever
20:15 Learning with the listeners
22:46 Danger at meet and greets
25:19 A disappearance in China
27:54 It depends which country you're in
30:30 Finding the stories
33:00 What to do if you're being stalked
35:37 Training for the authorities
38:13 Speaking up about mental health
40:50 Restraining orders
43:22 Running a podcast on your own
45:54 When relationships turn
48:28 Why these stories matter
51:00 No way to prevent it
53:31 Ryan's maps on the wall
56:03 A traveller lost at Machu Picchu
58:37 Disappearing off the face of the earth
1:01:13 Families on the show
1:03:49 Her list of things to do
1:06:26 Ryan's two-day hike without enough food
1:08:59 Being on a reality show
1:11:32 The Bikini Line
1:14:11 Busy and crossing things off

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Award-winning author April Dávila on her novel 142 Ostriches, mindfulness meditation, and her Sit Write Here writing programme.

April Dávila is an award-winning author, mindfulness meditation instructor, and the creator of the unique "Sit Write Here", writing coaching program. In 2019 her short story "Ultra" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. In 2020 her debut novel "142 Ostriches" was published by Kensington Books and went on to win the 2021 WILLA Award for Women Writing the West. She is a practicing Buddhist, half-hearted gardener, and occasional runner.

To learn more about April: https://aprildavila.com

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Kirk Myers, founder of the DogPound gym, on Midwest football dreams, becoming a trainer, and the life-changing move to New York.

Kirk Myers is self described as the Ultimate Underdog, and Founder of the DogPound gym with locations in New York and Los Angeles. Join Kirk and I discuss early football dreams in the midwest, becoming a personal trainer, and making the life changing move to New York.

To learn more about Kirk: https://www.thedogpound.com/about

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Mental health advocate Gina Cavalier, founder of The Liberated Healer, on healing and an open conversation about suicidal ideation.

Gina Cavalier is a Mental Health Advocate, Author, Artists, Speaker, Spiritual Healer, and Founder of The Liberated Healer. Our wide ranging discussion spends a lot of time dealing with Suicidal Ideation.

To learn more about Gina: https://www.theliberatedhealer.com/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Gina Cavalier
2:35 How negative self-talk builds
5:08 Searching for healing
7:43 Bringing levity to a hard subject
10:15 Why language matters
12:48 Who is most at risk
15:21 Being straight with people
17:58 How to offer support
20:34 Assisted dying in Switzerland
23:06 Even animals
25:39 The energy we put into the world
28:13 Community moving online
30:47 A conversation we're not having
33:25 A safety plan
35:57 Grief needs a witness
38:30 Her workbook with Dr. Amelia Kelley
41:02 A six-part documentary
43:35 People with vision
46:09 Mental health care in Canada
48:42 Doing it for the children
51:13 A second self
53:47 Grounding in nature
56:19 The numbers in the United States
58:50 Funding the next projects

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Entertainment and technology attorney Marjorie DeHey on entertainment and corporate law, and her work as a director and producer.

Marjorie DeHey is a leading entertainment and technology attorney specializing in all facets of entertainment and corporate law for media & technology as well as being a noted director and producer.

To learn more about Marjorie: http://www.marjoriedehey.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Marjorie DeHey
2:35 The industry after Covid and the strikes
5:07 You learn by doing
7:39 Filming in LA versus New York
10:10 Trials are never that dramatic
12:42 Reliving it to get justice
15:16 No feeling of closure
17:51 From criminal law to MGM
20:23 Big launches and quiet releases
22:55 Netflix sports documentaries
25:29 Sundance and independent film
28:04 Making a movie on $2
30:41 What a producer really earns
33:13 Managing the back end
35:46 The cost of Covid on an indie set
38:19 Filming in Northern Ireland
40:52 Up one day, down the next in LA
43:26 Drones and aerial permits
46:01 Permits and money in the wrong pocket
48:37 Breaking Bad and Albuquerque
51:12 Game of Thrones in Dubrovnik
53:42 The short film The Same Conversation
56:14 Fail enough and you succeed
58:47 Breaking through rigid thinking
1:01:22 YouTubers who made a horror hit
1:03:59 Mentors
1:06:33 Ten scripts in constant rework
1:09:09 New ideas from existing IP
1:11:44 28 Days Later
1:14:19 A Covid wedding shoot in Aruba
1:16:49 Pulling the trigger
1:19:26 Genre trends
1:22:03 Keep moving like a shark
1:24:35 Speaking up on set
1:27:09 Whistleblowing in Hollywood
1:29:39 Anthony Bourdain's The Layover
1:32:09 Fresh food in Brazil
1:34:41 Her werewolf and camping horror scripts
1:37:18 Bears are scarier than people
1:39:50 Be good at your job and nice
1:42:27 Ryan's Papua New Guinea episode
1:45:00 Following in historic footsteps

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Psychologist Dr. Brian Licuanan on martial arts, substance use, anxiety and mood disorders, and how Jujitsu keeps his mind and body strong.

As a speaker, educator, author, and a California board-certified psychologist with nearly 20 years working with demographically diverse populations, Dr. Brian keeps things busy. He also trains in Jujutsu to keep his mind, body, and soul strong. We have a wide-ranging conversation about martial arts, substance use, anxiety and mood disorders.

To learn more about Dr. Brian you can visit: https://drbrianlicuanan.com/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Dr. Brian Licuanan
2:35 Staying in a sport as an adult
5:06 A winding path to psychology
7:39 Growing up in small-town Ohio
10:12 Family roots in the Philippines
12:48 Moving to California
15:22 Please and thank you in LA
17:55 Pepperdine and Oklahoma
20:25 The pressure of Los Angeles
22:59 Ryan's production company before Covid
25:31 Stuck in Turkey
28:02 Creative friends in other industries
30:33 The routines we take for granted
33:03 Residential treatment
35:34 Habits and sleep
38:08 Planes and broken sleep
40:42 Fentanyl
43:14 Ronny Chieng on American convenience
45:44 Structure, routine and accountability
48:14 Everyone in the rowboat
50:46 Ryan's ocean rowing story
53:18 America and opioids
55:48 The benefits of pain and anxiety
58:19 Stepping on the mat
1:00:54 Taekwondo, karate and jiu-jitsu
1:03:27 Break Point and mental coaching
1:06:01 Pickleball
1:08:32 A 70-year-old professor on the mat
1:11:03 When you miss the gym
1:13:34 Therapy online after the pandemic
1:16:09 What a home setting reveals
1:18:39 Plans for 2024 and his book
1:21:11 The power of the group
1:23:43 The stigma is lifting
1:26:13 Sharing struggles online
1:28:46 Honesty
1:31:21 The greatest improv performance
1:33:55 A disease of isolation
1:36:28 Alcohol and the brain
1:38:59 Painkillers and heroin
1:41:31 The first visit
1:44:06 Why ultimatums don't work
1:46:39 A generation coming to terms with therapy

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Emmy-winning TV executive Kerri Zane on 25 years in reality and lifestyle television, a degree in spiritual psychology, and coming back to TV.

An Emmy Award-winning television executive with 25+years in the business Kerri has been a guru in the reality space and lifestyle content. And after taking time off to earn a degree in Spiritual Psychology, and writing a book, she is back in the television game.

To learn more about Kerri: https://www.kerrizane.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Kerri Zane
2:34 Lost in Space
5:09 Everyone has a story
7:39 Ryan's 18 years in China
10:14 Wrapping in Hong Kong as Covid began
12:45 A week that became three years
15:21 Masks at restaurants
17:56 Promotion, marketing and advertising
20:32 Starting in the mail room
23:08 A clothing brand in the news
25:38 From promos to hour-long shows
28:15 Mario Lopez
30:52 A new production partnership
33:22 Women and a fake male partner
35:58 Divorce, loss and a break from TV
38:32 Writing It Takes All Five
41:02 Selling TV then and now
43:32 Creative development today
46:08 The value of a one-on-one conversation
48:38 Three decades of making television
51:15 One sheet of paper in the 90s
53:51 Box-tickers at the streamers
56:23 Ryan's show on Travel Channel
58:57 Deficit funding
1:01:30 Putting out fires on camera
1:04:00 A food and travel show
1:06:30 Why US broadcasters are hard to crack
1:09:03 India and China for foodies
1:11:36 Creative friends in jobs they don't like
1:14:08 Tough Rides Brazil
1:16:42 One great thing a year
1:19:14 Ten storytellers or one
1:21:47 An actor who built his own career
1:24:19 Good content rises

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Behaviour analyst Laurie Singer on decades in behavioural practice, and cycling across the United States and Cuba.

Laurie has been a practicing Behavioral Specialist since 1995 and in private practice since 2004. She is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and earned post-graduate certification in Applied Behavioral Analysis from Kaplan University. Beyond that she loves adventure travel and has cycled across the US and Cuba and has more trips planned.

To learn more about Laurie: https://lauriesingerbehavioral.com

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Laurie Singer
2:36 Time away from work
5:11 Pushing out of your comfort zone
7:46 Reading up on Cuba
10:24 Billboards and blackouts in Cuba
12:57 Ryan's motorcycle trip around India
15:29 A swim when she couldn't breathe
18:05 Filming in freezing salt water
20:35 Growing up in a dysfunctional family
23:08 Family tragedies
25:45 Running as meditation
28:20 Building her own practice
30:52 Working in short bursts
33:26 Ryan's Expedition Asia
35:59 Teenagers and social media
38:33 Argentina, Chile and Aconcagua
41:05 Donkeys and a supply drop
43:39 Ironman Canada in Penticton
46:11 Cognitive behavioural therapy
48:46 Thoughts and environment
51:19 Visuals and accountability
53:52 The signal card
56:24 A wave of divorces
58:59 Her daughters
1:01:30 Fewer, bigger productions
1:04:05 Ryan filming in Europe in 2020
1:06:41 A pilgrimage
1:09:16 Chased by dogs
1:11:52 How animals are treated around the world
1:14:22 Stopping the other riders
1:16:54 Ryan in Peru
1:19:28 Finishing the ride
1:22:03 Coming back a better version
1:24:41 Why she won't wear a smartwatch
1:27:15 The end of state mental health hospitals
1:29:50 The pendulum
1:32:23 Dependence and responsibility
1:34:57 Therapy on a walk
1:37:31 Writing her new book
1:40:03 A fractured ankle at Western States
1:42:36 Kilimanjaro next August
1:45:11 Ryan's high mountains
1:47:45 Riding across the United States changed her
1:50:15 Lightning in the mountains
1:52:47 Ryan's basketball and China
1:55:25 Treks through Tibet
1:57:57 Nature over cruising
2:00:32 Getting unstuck
2:03:02 How adventure affects those around you
2:05:35 Wrapping up

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Entertainment executive Craig Minor on partnerships, projects and the business side of film, TV and music.

A long-time entertainment industry professional skilled in strategic partnerships, project management, and financial acumen across film, TV, and music sectors; Craig is adept in fostering global vendor relationships, optimizing operations, and delivering successful initiatives.

To learn more about Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigminor/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Craig Minor
2:33 The Chaplin stages on La Brea
5:07 A Los Angeles native
7:40 When the entertainment industry is normal
10:12 Valley Record Distributors
12:44 Swimming as a kid
15:18 Water polo
17:53 Training for a marathon
20:23 A cyclist who couldn't take the pounding
22:53 The mind is the hardest part
25:29 Learning about music
27:59 A GED and floundering
30:35 The mail room at A&M Records
33:05 Working remotely in the mid-90s
35:35 What a below-the-line agent does
38:12 Post-production and dailies
40:45 From cutting film to Avids
43:20 Landing a three-picture deal
45:52 Ryan cutting his own shows
48:26 Ryan's photographer friends turn to video
50:57 Producing while on camera
53:32 International sales
56:05 Supply chains and an MBA
58:37 Breaking even on a film
1:01:15 YouTube as a platform for indie film
1:03:53 Clearances for commercials and docs
1:06:25 A career of zigs and zags
1:08:59 Helping a company be more efficient
1:11:35 A product idea without funding
1:14:08 Helping creative people work
1:16:43 A director and his editor
1:19:16 Ryan's long days on the road
1:21:46 Appreciating what it takes
1:24:18 Nothing else touches him creatively
1:26:52 Behind the scenes, like being in a band
1:29:26 Just start
1:31:56 Metal bands of the 80s
1:34:33 David Bowie and punk rock
1:37:04 Scott Weiland moves the crowd
1:39:41 John Entwistle live
1:42:14 Musicians from art school
1:44:47 Helping clients clear their work
1:47:18 Wrapping up

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Actress Soraya Garré on training in London, Paris and Los Angeles, and a passion for human psychology that drives her work on screen.

Passionate about human psychology and emotions, working as a film and television actress has allowed her to dive into imaginary worlds. Trained as an actress in London, Paris and Los Angeles, Soraya brings an international touch to all her projects.

To learn more about Soraya: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2785693/

Chapters
0:00 Welcome Soraya Garré
2:35 The diversity of America
5:06 Exploring cultural identity in Texas
7:39 Theatre first, then film
10:10 Falling in love with LA
12:46 Chinese and Korean film money
15:24 Accents and casting
17:56 Building a following between roles
20:26 The French acting community
23:00 Ryan's ten expeditions in ten months
25:36 Short films and a web series
28:10 Call My Agent and Camille Cottin
30:41 How French film is financed
33:11 Isolated work during lockdown
35:44 Ryan stuck in Istanbul
38:18 Writing in English
40:50 How long a short film takes
43:27 Ryan's photography book
46:01 Shooting in Anaheim
48:37 Taking the film to festivals
51:10 Next projects
53:44 Four and a half days of filming
56:15 Acting while producing
58:49 Finding the character
1:01:24 Critics should list their credits
1:03:59 Just entertain me
1:06:32 Acting is more relaxing
1:09:07 Showcasing your own talent

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